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Graduate Certificate105 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($61,980)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,435 - $71,751)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
CUNY Lehman College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bronx
NY
$102,329
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$3,148
/yr
-
+$341k
Baltimore
MD
$96,711
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$18,809
/yr
-
+$273k
New York
NY
$82,785
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$158k
Flagstaff
AZ
$80,727
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$14,158
/yr
$23,645
+$126k
American International College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Springfield
MA
$79,249
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$23,274
/yr
-
+$103k
Bourbonnais
IL
$74,766
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$20,729
/yr
-
+$63k
New York
NY
$67,101
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$2,984
/yr
-
+$32k
Los Angeles
CA
$72,559
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$32,740
/yr
$98,855
+$31k
Kent
OH
$70,411
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$20,787
/yr
-
+$21k
Beverly
MA
$71,751
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$40,654
/yr
-
+$16k
University of Alaska Anchorage
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anchorage
AK
-
Nat: $69,147
$15,301
/yr
-
-$0
University of Alaska Fairbanks
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fairbanks
AK
-
Nat: $69,147
$10,892
/yr
-
-$0
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $69,147
$14,967
/yr
-
-$0
Conway
AR
-
Nat: $69,147
$16,511
/yr
-
-$0
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $69,147
$46,555
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Christian University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $69,147
$29,500
/yr
-
-$0
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $69,147
$36,131
/yr
-
-$0
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $69,147
$25,097
/yr
-
-$0
Hamden
CT
-
Nat: $69,147
$40,675
/yr
-
-$0
Wilmington University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Castle
DE
-
Nat: $69,147
$15,644
/yr
-
-$0
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $69,147
$6,541
/yr
-
-$0
Southeastern University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lakeland
FL
-
Nat: $69,147
$31,942
/yr
-
-$0
Boise
ID
-
Nat: $69,147
$21,610
/yr
-
-$0
River Forest
IL
-
Nat: $69,147
$18,436
/yr
-
-$0
Elmhurst
IL
-
Nat: $69,147
$24,185
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $69,147
$10,970
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University Fort Wayne
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $69,147
$13,171
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Marion
IN
-
Nat: $69,147
$22,866
/yr
-
-$0
Campbellsville University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Campbellsville
KY
-
Nat: $69,147
$19,341
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $69,147
$18,851
/yr
-
-$0
Ruston
LA
-
Nat: $69,147
$11,864
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $69,147
$31,152
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $69,147
$30,915
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $69,147
$25,265
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Hills
MI
-
Nat: $69,147
$9,120
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $69,147
$12,766
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $69,147
$15,273
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $69,147
$20,744
/yr
-
-$0
Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $69,147
$19,139
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Girardeau
MO
-
Nat: $69,147
$15,882
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield
MO
-
Nat: $69,147
$17,613
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $69,147
$27,047
/yr
-
-$0
Seward
NE
-
Nat: $69,147
$23,965
/yr
-
-$0
Southern New Hampshire University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Manchester
NH
-
Nat: $69,147
$36,708
/yr
-
-$0
West Long Branch
NJ
-
Nat: $69,147
$30,988
/yr
-
-$0
Lawrenceville
NJ
-
Nat: $69,147
$24,792
/yr
-
-$0
Ewing
NJ
-
Nat: $69,147
$27,646
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Fe
NM
-
Nat: $69,147
$11,067
/yr
-
-$0
Western New Mexico University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Silver City
NM
-
Nat: $69,147
$8,522
/yr
-
-$0
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $69,147
$3,103
/yr
-
-$0
Queens
NY
-
Nat: $69,147
$4,195
/yr
-
-$0
Hempstead
NY
-
Nat: $69,147
$34,176
/yr
-
-$0
Brookville
NY
-
Nat: $69,147
$33,062
/yr
-
-$0
Rockville Centre
NY
-
Nat: $69,147
$24,347
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $69,147
$29,278
/yr
-
-$0
Sparkill
NY
-
Nat: $69,147
$19,994
/yr
-
-$0
Albany
NY
-
Nat: $69,147
$17,167
/yr
-
-$0
Potsdam
NY
-
Nat: $69,147
$13,624
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville
NC
-
Nat: $69,147
$15,739
/yr
-
-$0
Bluffton
OH
-
Nat: $69,147
$19,943
/yr
-
-$0
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $69,147
$28,210
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $69,147
$38,509
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana
PA
-
Nat: $69,147
$16,804
/yr
-
-$0
West Chester
PA
-
Nat: $69,147
$23,331
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $69,147
$9,478
/yr
-
-$0
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $69,147
$12,397
/yr
-
-$0
Lamar University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Beaumont
TX
-
Nat: $69,147
$9,366
/yr
-
-$0
Edinburg
TX
-
Nat: $69,147
$4,831
/yr
-
-$0
San Marcos
TX
-
Nat: $69,147
$16,805
/yr
-
-$0
Arlington
VA
-
Nat: $69,147
$29,137
/yr
-
-$0
Norfolk
VA
-
Nat: $69,147
$14,638
/yr
-
-$0
Winchester
VA
-
Nat: $69,147
$30,298
/yr
-
-$0
Richmond
VA
-
Nat: $69,147
$23,433
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $69,147
$22,540
/yr
$25,640
-$0
Fond Du Lac
WI
-
Nat: $69,147
$21,937
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $69,147
$21,260
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $69,147
$15,014
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Central de Bayamon
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bayamón
PR
-
Nat: $69,147
$4,827
/yr
-
-$0
Albizu University-San Juan
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $69,147
$9,732
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gurabo
PR
-
Nat: $69,147
$7,051
/yr
-
-$0
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $69,147
$10,875
/yr
-
-$0
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $69,147
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $69,147
$16,798
/yr
-
-$0
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $69,147
$16,403
/yr
-
-$0
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Scottsdale
AZ
-
Nat: $69,147
-
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Marion
IN
-
Nat: $69,147
$16,898
/yr
-
-$0
California
PA
-
Nat: $69,147
$18,256
/yr
-
-$0
Fairfax
VA
$66,463
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$17,915
/yr
$27,557
-$14k
New Haven
CT
$66,321
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$20,857
/yr
-
-$18k
Muncie
IN
$65,194
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$14,940
/yr
$27,500
-$23k
Washington
DC
$63,112
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$36,586
/yr
-
-$39k
University of Missouri-St Louis
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Louis
MO
$61,980
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$15,071
/yr
-
-$55k
Boston
MA
$59,425
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$17,707
/yr
-
-$59k
Concordia University-Saint Paul
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Paul
MN
$58,673
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$18,462
/yr
-
-$67k
Saint Cloud
MN
$59,443
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$13,529
/yr
$36,193
-$79k
Garden City
NY
$57,318
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$30,783
/yr
-
-$93k
Charlotte
NC
$57,946
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$15,435
/yr
-
-$96k
Lawrence
KS
$55,061
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$18,059
/yr
-
-$105k
Towson
MD
$54,435
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$17,413
/yr
-
-$111k
University of Alaska Southeast
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Juneau
AK
$53,775
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$12,357
/yr
-
-$113k
Jonesboro
AR
$53,710
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$12,366
/yr
-
-$136k
Denton
TX
$50,543
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$15,649
/yr
-
-$151k
Boone
NC
$47,528
Nat: $69,147
4yr Post-Grad
$16,836
/yr
-
-$204k
Liberty University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lynchburg
VA
$38,289
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$29,357
/yr
-
-$298k
Pittsburgh
PA
$29,685
Nat: $69,147
2yr Post-Grad
$20,786
/yr
-
-$387k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.